Broker skills

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Broker skills are the ones used by the outpost broker to conduct trades. They are:

• Conversationalist
• Comedian
• Flatterer
• Intimidator
• Persuader
• Negotiator
• Liar
• Judge of intent

They are gained by:

• Successful trades at the trade depot.
• Finalizing an export agreement.
• Attending parties.

Notable ways through which they are not gained include:

• Proposing an unsuccessful trade at the depot (except Judge of Intent).
• Offering goods to foreign traders.
• Simply being assigned as the broker noble.
• Sitting around at the depot, whether there are traders there or not.
• Liaison meeting steps that occur before the export agreement.

[edit] Judge of intent

This skill is improved by:

• Proposing an unsuccessful trade at the depot
• Meeting with a Liaison

At Novice or better skill, the trade dialog will include an extra line about the traders' mood. The messages are:

• "the merchant seems ecstatic with the trading"
• "the merchant seems happy with the trading",
• "the merchant is pleased with the trading",
• "is willing to trade" (neutral)
• "is rapidly losing patience"
• "is not having much more of this"
• "refuses to trade"

Once the lowest level is reached, the traders will pack up and go home and you can't trade anymore with this caravan.